Behind the Scenes with Chelsea Clark

Galleries in the museum are just the tip of the iceberg- the majority of what museums do happens behind the scenes! Royal BC Museum volunteer Chelsea Clark explores the purpose of a natural history collection, and describes the process of what happens when an animal is brought into the collection. The session will including sketching of a skull.

Care for Your Silver Collection at Home

Silver spoons, christening cups, trophies, tea services and all types of silver treasures need proper care and cleaning. Join object conservator Megan Doxsey-Whitfield to learn how to take care of you home silver collection. 

Please click the link below to join the webinar: 
https://zoom.us/j/92125697161?pwd=UTZxYit2UGtjSHEzQitDTnNlK25aZz09
Password: 824898

Oceans Week Presentation with Parks Canada

Just like us, Southern Resident Killer Whale families are inclusive, nurturing, and multi-generational. We can protect these endangered whales with the same deep-rooted love that we have for our own families. Join Parks Canada staff to learn more about the Southern Resident Killer Whale family structures and what you can do to help protect them throughout the Salish Sea.  

Image by Miles Ritter.

Just Below the Surface

Join curator of vertebrates, Dr. Gavin Hanke and discover what is swimming just below the surface near the dock or just offshore. 

Please click the link below to join the webinar: 
https://zoom.us/j/97110276806

Celebrate Oceans Week with the Royal BC Museum! Virtually scramble around a rocky Victoria shoreline with Curator of Vertebrate Biology Dr. Gavin Hanke. Join our seaside safari in search of Sculpins, Clingfish, Snailfish, and Soles. Invertebrate Collection Manager and Researcher Heidi Gartner will patch in from home about any curious invertebrates we find.  Learn what to look for on your next beach adventure. What will we find with these expert eyes?

Please click the link to join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/97227349497

Deep Sea Doodles with Heidi Gartner

Join Heidi Gartner, Invertebrate collection manager at the Royal BC Museum, as she introduces us to the squishy and the slippery things you might find deep in the ocean. We'll be drawing and learning about all the wonderfully weird things beyond the shoreline.

RBCM @ Home (kids) is hosted by Chris O'Connor.

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Investigating Invertebrates

Collection Manager for Invertebrate Zoology, Heidi Gartner will highlight some of BC's most fascinating invertebrates.

Please click the link below to join the webinar: 
https://zoom.us/j/92456160563

Whether you’re checking curriculum info on your couch or tackling schoolwork on your tablet, we’ve got plenty of ways for you to explore BC’s natural history and human history.

RBCM @ Home (Office Hours) is support just for educators (including parents at home)! Royal BC Museum learning staff will be on hand at each session to walk educators through the museum and archives’ online resources and answer questions.  RBCM @ Home (Office Hours) takes place every second Monday and Friday. We’ll offer live support through Zoom and by phone during Office Hours.

Caring for Your Doll Collection

Whether you have one antique doll or perhaps a whole collection of them don't miss this session with senior conservator Kasey Lee who will give you some tips for keeping your dolls safe for future generations. 

Please click the link below to join the webinar: 
https://zoom.us/j/97994993754?pwd=R1V4M2ttbFVGWU9TSWF0TlIvdWNtdz09
Password: 531185

More time this summer at home in beautiful British Columbia means more time with nature. You can share nature with children on a sidewalk, in a yard, a park, a beach or even from a window. You don’t have to be an expert, just curious. You don’t have to like spiders, snakes or slugs, just appreciate them. Join RBCM@ outside host Liz Crocker and WildBC Facilitator Stephanie Weinstein from Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation for a demonstration of their favourite nature activities.

Making Zines with Ray and Genevieve

Learn how to make zines with Ray, a Grade 3 student from Victoria, and his mom Genevieve, an archivist at the BC Archives. These homemade self-published works are a creative way to express yourself and record your experiences during this time. 

RBCM @ Home (Kids) is hosted by Chris O'Connor.

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Searching the Collection

Brian Seymour, collection manager for the Indigenous Collections will walk us through the different ways to search for the Indigenous Collections at the Royal BC Museum and the BC Archives. 

Please click the link below to join the webinar: 
https://zoom.us/j/91483607556?pwd=ZzRrMmgrSWZ1UWtsZzF6NVdEeTVkQT09
Password: 972426 

Whether you’re checking curriculum info on your couch or tackling schoolwork on your tablet, we’ve got plenty of ways for you to explore BC’s natural history and human history.

RBCM @ Home (Office Hours) is support just for educators (including parents at home)! Royal BC Museum learning staff will be on hand at each session to walk educators through the museum and archives’ online resources and answer questions.  RBCM @ Home (Office Hours) takes place every second Monday and Friday. We’ll offer live support through Zoom and by phone during Office Hours.

Leafing Through the Fossil Collection

Curator of paleontology Dr. Victoria Arbour and some of her volunteers will  share the citizen science efforts involved in sorting and preparing  recent large acquisitions for the collection.

Please click the link below to join Webinar

https://zoom.us/j/99809702207 

Girl Guides in the Archives with Kate Heikkila

This special session is created in partnership with Girl Guides Canada

Kate Heikkila, archivist at the BC Archives, will lead a special session where we travel through time exploring documents and photographs. Kate will share info about her career as an archivist and show some of of the photos and documents about Girl Guides within the BC Archives, as well as present an activity.  

Label Making with Paul Ferguson and Steve Lewis

Join our Royal BC Museum collection manager of History (Paul) and exhibit designer (Steve) for Label Making, inspired by the objects within the museum collection. Grab a jar or box of food from your cupboard and let's make it a little more exciting. 

RBCM @ Home (Kids) is hosted by Chris O'Connor.

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Pets as Pollution 

Presented by curator of vertebrates Dr. Gavin Hanke this talk will explore how some invasive species in our province have come from the pet trade and what can be done about it.

Please click the link below to join the webinar: 
https://zoom.us/j/92501839629 

Whether you’re checking curriculum info on your couch or tackling schoolwork on your tablet, we’ve got plenty of ways for you to explore BC’s natural history and human history.

RBCM @ Home (Office Hours) is support just for educators (including parents at home)! Royal BC Museum learning staff will be on hand at each session to walk educators through the museum and archives’ online resources and answer questions.  RBCM @ Home (Office Hours) takes place every second Monday and Friday. We’ll offer live support through Zoom and by phone during Office Hours.

Spirits of the Coast

Curator of history Dr. Lorne Hammond will discuss the Royal BC Museum's newest publication Spirits of the Coast: Orcas in Science, Art and History and highlight the various contributions to this beautiful new book. 

Please click the link below to join the webinar: 
https://zoom.us/j/99812952527

People don’t just eat plants, they use plants. The ways people live with and use plants in British Columbia is as rich and diverse as the cultures they come from . Join us for a virtual outside conversation with ethnobotanist Dr. Nancy Turner. Dr. Turner is an emeritus professor at the University of Victoria, beloved teacher, and prolific author including many Royal BC Museum publications: